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Tales from every age — myths, folklore, and the stories that shape us.
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The Round Table Gatherings — Convening IX: The Reward (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Round Table Gatherings!<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!frx1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2
The Ways of Legends, Part IV: How to Navigate Life Like Simpleton (opens the original)
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Far away in the North, or so the story goes, there once lived three kings’ sons. The two eldest had grown restless in their father’s kingdom and set out into the world in search of adventures. But somewhere along the way, their adventures turned into a wild and disorderly way of living, and they wandered so far from home that they never returned.This is how the Brothers Grimm begin their tale, first published in their collection in 1812. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https:/
How to Summon a Spirit (opens the original)
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For much of human history, the world was not understood as an entirely visible place. Gods, spirits, ancestors and other unseen beings belonged to the same cosmos as the living, capable of influencing human affairs even when they could not ordinarily be seen. Illness, dreams, sudden misfortune, prophecy and death could all draw the invisible world uncomfortably close.It was perhaps inevitable that people would eventually try to speak back.The reasons varied. Some wanted knowledge, others protect
Popcorn & Lore, A Little Differently (opens the original)
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Dear friends,Popcorn & Lore is almost back from its summer break, and I have some good news—and a small change to share.This autumn, I’m stepping into new academic and professional commitments, alongside a very exciting project happening behind the scenes that I can’t tell you much about just yet. All very good things, but all things that will require time.That means I need to adjust the pace at which I publish Popcorn & Lore. Since April 2025, I’ve published a new essay every Wednesday without
The Round Table Gatherings — Convening VIII: The Ordeal (opens the original)
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